Simon Abkarian

Armenian poet Missak Manouchian leads a mixed bag of youngsters and immigrants in a clandestine battle for freedom against the Nazi occupation.

A filmmaker works on an epic movie about Turkish atrocities committed against Armenians in 1915.

Beautifully marked by swathes of gentle watercolour and accompanied by a hauntingly affecting soundscape, the illustrated characters express an intricate spectrum of emotions, lending the film a unique tenderness rarely seen. Based on Algerian author Yasmina Khadra's novel of the same name, The Swallows of Kabul draws the audience in, like moths to a flame.

Rated R: 18+: A crackling melodrama set in the garment district of Paris.

Anna, a violin teacher at a music-focused high school, readies a student for an intermediate exam, where events take a tragic turn.

After going to extremes to cover up an accident, a corrupt cop's life spirals out of control when he starts receiving threats from a mysterious witness.

A gifted musician whose father died mysteriously finds his sheet music in the mansion he left her filled with cryptic symbols that will unleash evil.

Accepting the mission requested by her grandfather, a young woman and her friend leave on a life-changing odyssey as they explore Europe together.

This delightful animation provides a potted history of modern Iran through one woman's experience; from a precocious and outspoken nine-year-old as the Shah is deposed and the veil is forced on women, to a bold 14-year-old sent to school in Austria where she discovers music and men.

The unemployed Duval is contacted by a mysterious organization to transcribe intercepted calls. He accepts the job with no suspicions, since it restores stability to his life, but it will soon result in political shenanigans of all kinds.

"Someone Somewhere" (Deux Moi) is the story of Rémy and Mélanie, two 30 year olds who live only a few steps away from each other in the same Parisian neighborhood. Whilst Mélanie loses faith in Tinder one-night stands, Rémy can hardly get a date. So close yet totally unaware of each other, feeling lonely in the middle of a big city, they head down two parallel paths that barely ever cross. Can they turn a series of missed opportunities into a life-changing first encounter?